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The Center for British Studies and English Department at Berkeley arehosting a conference on 'Scottish Romanticism and World Literatures' from7-10 September 2006, jointly organized by Ian Duncan and Murray Pittock.Among the areas we are planning to address in the main conference sessionsare the impact of Scottish Romanticism on European literatures, theAnglophone British Empire and the United States; continuities betweenScottish Enlightenment and Romanticism; relations between Scotland andIreland, and between Scottish and English Romanticisms; "literature" andthe disciplines of the natural and human sciences; the social environments

The deadline for submissions has been extended to October 15, 2005.<br><br>The 14th Annual Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century British WomenWriters Conference<br>March 23-26, 2006<br>The University of Florida<br><br>Call for Papers<br><br>This year's theme, "(Re)Collecting British Women Writers," encouragesinterdisciplinary approaches to writers of the period, with a specialinterest in issues related to archival scholarship and memory and howthose issues manifest themselves in collections, exhibitions, andcanons.<br><br>We are very pleased to announce that our keynote speakers will be Talia

The International Gothic Association, in conjunction with theAssociation of Canadian College and University Teachers of English,is presenting a joint session on the subject of Gothic Addiction/Obsessions.

CFP: The Literary North (19th to 21st century)(UK) (01/09/06; 05/20/06)Call for papers for a one-day conferenceAt University of Hull, EnglandSaturday 20 May 2005 9am to 5pmKeynote speaker: Professor Cora Kaplan, Southampton University

This conference will reassess the stereotypes of the grim North and thebeautiful South in order to investigate literary representations fromand about the north of England.

With a view to making visible the North of England as a significanttrope as well as a vibrant location for literature from the mostcontemporary to the nineteenth century, this conference will challengethe destructive stereotypes of the North which appear to be gainingmomentum.

The 37th Annual College English Association Conference, San Antonio, TX,April 6-8, 2006. "Reading the Regions/Writing the Regions/Teaching theRegions."

Panel: Blake's Visionary London

Keeping with the conference theme of "Reading the Regions/Writing theRegions/Teaching the Regions," this panel, "Blake's Visionary London,"will focus upon Blake's imaginative reconstruction, critique, andinterpretation of the London of his times in his mythological works.Papers reflecting a rigorous and critical historical methodology will begiven special consideration.

College English Association National ConferenceApril 6-8, 2006San Antonio, Texas

We invite papers on nineteenth-century British literature for the 37thAnnual meeting of the CEA. The conference theme is "Reading the Regions /Writing the Regions / Teaching the Regions." Proposals may interpret theconference theme broadly, including‹but not limited to‹the following³regions²:

Shakespeare at Kalamazoo invites paper proposals for a panel on?Romantic Shakespeare?. Broadly considered, Romantic Shakespeare mayrefer to Shakespeare?s use of medieval romance; Shakespearean love (andlust); or even the Romantic period?s reception of Shakespeare. Papersthat are accepted for this panel will be presented at the 41stInternational Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 4-7May 2006.

Send brief abstracts to Melissa Smith by 20 September 2005:smithmk2_at_gmail.comorsmithmk2_at_mcmaster.ca